West Brom have Ainsley Maitland-Niles back available while Liverpool are still without trio; watch West Brom vs Liverpool live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 4pm on Sunday - kick-off 4.30pm
Sunday 16 May 2021 16:22, UK
Team news, stats and prediction ahead of Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday, live on Sky Sports (kick-off 4.30pm).
Relegated West Brom have Ainsley Maitland-Niles back available for Sunday's Premier League clash with Liverpool at the Hawthorns.
Maitland-Niles was unable to face his parent club Arsenal as part of the terms of his loan when the Baggies lost 3-1 at the Emirates Stadium last weekend, a result which confirmed them as going down.
Robert Snodgrass and Branislav Ivanovic remain sidelined.
Liverpool are unlikely to have any of their short-term injured players back for the game.
Centre-back Ozan Kabak and midfielders James Milner and Naby Keita have all missed the last two matches.
With three matches in eight days, manager Jurgen Klopp is likely to freshen up his side with Sadio Mane set to return after being benched for Thursday's win at Manchester United, while Curtis Jones could come into midfield.
West Brom vs Liverpool will be shown live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event from 4pm; kick-off 4.30pm. Sky Sports customers can watch in-game clips in the live match blog on the Sky Sports website and app. Highlights will also be published on the Sky Sports digital platforms and the Sky Sports Football YouTube channel shortly after the final whistle.
Super 6 Extra is similar to the game we all know and love, but the beauty of our Sunday special lies in having to correctly predict the answers to six questions to scoop the £5,000 jackpot:
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One of the keys to making profitable betting decisions on player shots markets surrounds how confident said player is. If he's in-form, then he's more likely to feel comfortable in taking on the greedy shot option. The problem is, confidence can't be measured so it's a subjective area. However, it's a pretty safe suggestion to deem that Trent Alexander-Arnold is a confident boy at the moment.
He was the best player on the pitch in the win over Manchester United, grabbing an assist and registering four shots on goal. West Brom, with nothing to play for, should make this an open game of football which will be music to the ears of Jurgen Klopp. Shots should be on the menu and I like the Alexander-Arnold angle for him to have two or more on goal at 6/4 with Sky Bet in another high-scoring Liverpool away win.
BETTING ANGLE: Trent Alexander-Arnold to have two or more shots (6/4 with Sky Bet)
There's still work to be done to reach the top four but Liverpool are now just four points behind Chelsea and six behind Leicester - but with a game in hand on both - following their 4-2 win at Manchester United.
"This is a massive win for Liverpool," said Sky Sports' Jamie Carragher after the victory at Old Trafford. "It's now fully in their hands for the Champions League positions. There's still a lot of work to do but there will be a lot of nerves at Leicester and Stamford Bridge now."
On paper, Liverpool's remaining fixtures look inviting. Perhaps more critically, either or both Leicester and Chelsea will drop points in their next Premier League match given they play each other. That means both Chelsea and Leicester cannot finish the season with more than 69 points - which is the maximum Liverpool can achieve.
But even if Liverpool were to win all of their remaining games then it would not automatically follow that they will finish in the top four. One remaining scenario is that Chelsea could win both of their games to finish with 70 points while Leicester, after a defeat at Chelsea, would beat Tottenham on the final day to end the season on 69. In that case, Liverpool, assuming they win all their three final games, would finish level on points with Leicester. If that is what transpires, the fight for fourth would be decided on goal difference. At present, Liverpool's goal difference is +20 and Leicester's +21.
Fifth place, meanwhile, will send Liverpool into the Europa League, while the Reds are also in contention for a place in the Europa Conference League if they finish best of the rest among sides not qualified for the Champions League or Europa League.
In a special episode of the Pitch to Post Preview Podcast we look ahead to this Saturday's FA Cup Final at Wembley, where Chelsea and Leicester will battle for the trophy in front of over 20,000 fans.
Peter Smith is joined by Sky Sports News reporter Paul Gilmour and Sky Sports football writer Ron Walker to assess both sides on the back of their midweek results, the key areas which will decide the contest, and how the game will play out.
They also discuss what impact FA Cup glory would have on Brendan Rodgers' managerial career, the importance of Jonny Evans at the heart of the Leicester defence, and why former Foxes star N'Golo Kante could be the decisive player on the pitch this weekend for Chelsea.
